Illinois agency: YouTube glitch behind training video porn

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — An Illinois agency says a YouTube glitch
was responsible for pornographic footage that was tacked onto a
video promoting a state training summit.

Emails obtained by The Associated Press show the Illinois
Emergency Management Agency scrambling in late August to disable
the video, and its chief of staff ordering an investigation into
how the salacious footage was added.

Officially, the agency, insists no one "hijacked" the website to
tag the lewd material. Agency spokeswoman Patti Thompson blames
the foul-up on an unfortunate but random circumstance created by
YouTube.

YouTube policies prohibit pornography and exclude nudity that is
provocative or gratuitous. A company spokeswoman says the company
depends on viewers to flag questionable videos for review and
removal.